How to help an anxious kid through back-to-school season
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM If you’ve ever driven away from school while your kid was still crying at the door, you know the horrible feeling. The half-formed urge to turn the car around. The uncertainty about whether going back would help or just make it worse. The guilt riding shotgun all the way to work. Most kids get a little nervous when school starts. Even easy-going ones can get clingy in the first week. For kids who already tend toward anxiety, the start of school can feel overw
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